Vanessa
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Vanessa
@vanessawhy.bsky.social
Neuroqueer. Nerd about town. Parent to 4 cats. Co-host of community radio show Autistic Small Talk. General Manager of musical theatre company Cat's Paw Productions. Research scientist. Photographer.
Captions are in the alt text description. I need to take a moment to learn how to make a captions file for next time. Sorry about that. This is a first attempt at posting an audio clip here.
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Also! Almost every building has an ocean view, hiking and biking trails encircle the island, and there is lots of lush rainforest. And it’s known to be a prime location for orca watching! Accessible via boat or plane.
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Population around 1500. On Cormorant Island which is about 4 square km and gorgeous. Territory of ʼNa̱mg̱is First Nation, whose story of their name includes a great flood and a giant protective sea monster and people made from birds (namgis.bc.ca/about-us/).
About Us - 'Namgis First Nation
namgis.bc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There's a brief review of some of the vocabulary from last time and then we get into Nick Walker's experiences of aikido as a transformative somatic practice and how his autistic embodiment is a source of particular strengths and aptitudes for reaching certain psychospiritual potentials.
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I quite like Arok. I enjoy their linguistic precision.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM